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Military chiefs have told Starmer and Reeves that raising defence spending to 2.5% will only see UK capabilities “stand still”

Improving the military will require a significant uplift beyond that, they’ve said privately

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-13/uk-military-chiefs-warn-treasury-2-5-spending-goal-falls-short?srnd=undefined